Thick Irish Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 (4 ounce) lamb shoulder blade chops
• 4 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 4 onions, coarsely chopped
• 6 potatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• water, or amount to cover
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 (14 ounce) bag dry split yellow peas

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• place lamb shoulder chops, carrots, onions, and potatoes in a large pot over medium heat. stir in salt and cracked black pepper.
• pour in vegetable broth and enough water to cover; drop in bay leaves. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• stir in split peas and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer until lamb is very tender and split peas have broken apart to create a thick stew, about 1 1/2 more hours. stir occasionally to keep stew from burning on the bottom.